Health Benefits

As a traditional medicine, the crushed tubers are used to cover infected wounds, psoriases, eczema, ulcers, and other skin disorders. It is used as an anti-helminthic, laxative, anti-arthritic, and anti-rheumatic, whereas dried leaves are used to cure minor skin burns and disorders. Traditionally, tubers of C. persicum were used as a treatment against arthritic and rheumatic disorders, whereas the Eastern sowbread (C. elegans Boiss. and Buhse.) was used against headaches, muscle contractions, and toothaches².